Maria Gracheva

Maria Gracheva is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physics at Clarkson University's Coulter School of Engineering & Applied Sciences. Her research focuses on computational biophysics, nanotechnology, and solid-state physics, particularly using electrically tunable semiconductor membranes for biomolecule detection and separation.

• Research Highlights: Development of Brownian dynamics simulations for nanopore-based DNA/protein translocation, multiscale modeling of charge/size separation, and ceria nanoparticle atomistic models.
• Awards:
  • NSF CAREER Award (2014)
  • NSF EAGER Award (2011)
  • NSF REU Supplement (2012)
• Students: Mentored graduate researchers including Craig Wells, Nelson Barker, Andrei Sinitsyn, and Zachery Hulings, all of whom have defended theses or presented at conferences.
• Collaborations: Worked with institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Oxford Nanopore, and University of Rochester. Utilized XSEDE supercomputing resources for large-scale simulations.